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Special Collections Librarian • Advisory Board Member—American Library Association (ALA) Booklist Publications • NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador • Instagram: @MontoyaBarker

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Indianapolis Then and Now Join us at Central Library for an in-person local history lecture with historians Nelson Price and Joan Hostetler.

“Indianapolis Then and Now” in-person lecture on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 2 PM at Central Library. Approved for one non-library-related LEU for Indiana Library staff. Register: attend.indypl.org/event/14764442

09.11.2025 23:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Indianapolis Then and Now Join us at Central Library for an in-person local history lecture with historians Nelson Price and Joan Hostetler.

Indianapolis Then & Now: In-Person Public Lecture at The Indianapolis Public Library on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 2 PM. Register: attend.indypl.org/event/14764442

01.11.2025 03:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Archives Across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black Histories. A conversation with the University of Leeds Join us for this special online event that brings together a panel from universities in Rochester and Leeds, separated by the Atlantic Ocean while joined by a common history. We'll...

Archives Across the Atlantic: Unearthing Black Histories. A conversation with the University of Leeds. FREE webinar on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 11 AM via Zoom. Register online. libcal.lib.rochester.edu/event/15549112

22.10.2025 19:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Kin Hubbard: Creator of Abe Martin Join us in person at Central Library with Ray Boomhower to learn about Kin Hubbard, the creator of the Abe Martin comic.

Upcoming in-person lecture at Central Library with Ray Boomhower to learn about Kin Hubbard, the creator of the Abe Martin comic. Eligible for 1 LEU for Indiana library staff on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 2 PM. Register: attend.indypl.org/event/14719987

21.10.2025 12:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Online Lecture: Evalyn Walsh McLean & the Curse of the Hope Diamond Join us on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at 1 p.m. (ET)/ 10 a.m. (PT), for a free one-hour lecture and Q&A to learn about Evalyn Walsh McLean and the curse of the Hope Diamond.

Online Lecture: Evalyn Walsh McLean & the Curse of the Hope Diamond on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at 1 p.m. (ET)/ 10 a.m. (PT). Register online via Road Scholar. www.roadscholar.org/find-an-adve...

08.10.2025 04:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Michael Visontay: The Hunt for Gutenberg Bible Leaves
YouTube video by Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America Michael Visontay: The Hunt for Gutenberg Bible Leaves

Recording Available: "The Hunt for Gutenberg Bible Leaves" with Michael Visontay, hosted by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA). youtu.be/QFmAdtrna2M?...

05.10.2025 21:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Free virtual STEM presentation via the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI): “From Chemistry to Life”with LPI Staff Scientist Dr. Laura Rodriguez on Thursday, September 18, at 7:30 p.m. CT (8:30 p.m. ET/ 6:30 p.m. MT/ 5:30 p.m. PT). More:
mailchi.mp/lpi.usra.edu...

27.08.2025 02:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Rare Book School Rare Book School is a non-profit institute located in Charlottesville, VA, that provides advocacy, education, and outreach for the study, care, and uses of written, printed, and born-digital materials...

Rare Book School Video recordings can be found under the “Summer Lectures” playlist at youtube.com/rarebookschool

25.08.2025 23:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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"A World Elsewhere" : An Online Lecture Series on Shakespeare's Roman Plays The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library is hosting a series of nine online lectures to assist the reader and merely curious alike in approaching Shakespeare’s Roman Plays (Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, a...

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), a branch of the New York Public Library (NYPL) will host an online lecture series on #Shakespeare's Roman Plays beginning Thu, Sep 4, 2025. Approved for non-library-related LEUs for Indiana library staff. More info + register: www.nypl.org/events/progr...

22.08.2025 00:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar PICTURE BOOK PARTY happening Tuesday, August 19 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT

Promotional graphic for upcoming Booklist webinar PICTURE BOOK PARTY happening Tuesday, August 19 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT

Have you registered for the social event of the week?! Our #PictureBooks webinar is tomorrow (8/19) and features tons of new titles from:
🥳 Phoenix International Publications
🥳 Free Spirit Publishing
🥳 Tundra Books
🥳 @charlesbridge.bsky.social
🥳 @pubspotlight.bsky.social
RSVP now: bit.ly/4mjC87U

18.08.2025 21:34 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Online Lecture: Exploring Indianapolis LGBTQ+ History
YouTube video by The Indianapolis Public Library Online Lecture: Exploring Indianapolis LGBTQ+ History

Recording Available: Exploring #Indianapolis LGBTQ+ History Online Lecture. Made possible by a grant from The Clowes Fund.
youtu.be/TqBFuKS6jJ4

18.08.2025 19:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Recording available for the #Indianapolis history folks: “Hook’s Drug Stores” Online Lecture with Justin Clark.

youtu.be/6cFq-3hWFCs?...

15.08.2025 23:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Online Lecture: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis with Michael J. Tougias
YouTube video by The Indianapolis Public Library Online Lecture: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis with Michael J. Tougias

Recording Available: Online Lecture—The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis with Michael J. Tougias youtu.be/Mw9tQCizoK0?...

09.07.2025 19:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Upcoming FREE Online Lecture: Sinking of the #USSIndianapolis on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Zoom. Register: attend.indypl.org/event/13020471

02.07.2025 15:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
"Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature: Jacob Abbott’s Rollo Books" with Sara Elizabeth Loy
YouTube video by The Indianapolis Public Library "Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature: Jacob Abbott’s Rollo Books" with Sara Elizabeth Loy

Recording Available: Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature with Sara Loy. Eligible for one LEU for Indiana library staff. youtu.be/AIOEWF6p9A0?...

19.06.2025 02:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature: Jacob Abbott’s Rollo Books Join us on Zoom and step back into the nineteenth century when kids across America eagerly read Jacob Abbott’s Rollo books. This presentation examines how novels intended to “delight and instruct” tau...

Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature: Online Lecture and Q&A on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Zoom. Register Online Now. It’s FREE. attend.indypl.org/event/130197...

01.06.2025 14:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Recording Available: youtu.be/3vAt8iFBtKM?...

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Indianapolis Pugilist: Ray Bronson Join us online via Zoom to learn how Ray Bronson, known as the “Indianapolis Pugilist,” rocked the boxing world during the early 20th century and how his considerable wins, international bouts, and su...

#Indianapolis Pugilist: Ray Bronson — Free Online Lecture and Q&A Session on Friday, May 16, at 2 p.m. EDT on Zoom. Register online.
#boxing #fightworld attend.indypl.org/event/13026174

13.05.2025 04:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Huntsville, AL—One of my better ideas finally made it out of the group chat. #ComicCon #STEAM #Daredevil #MattMurdock #Ahsoka #GarrettHedlund #FrankGrillo

28.04.2025 00:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Online Lecture: Forged in Indianapolis - Wishard, City Hospital, and Eskenazi Health
YouTube video by The Indianapolis Public Library Online Lecture: Forged in Indianapolis - Wishard, City Hospital, and Eskenazi Health

Recording Available: “Forged in #Indianapolis—Wishard, City Hospital, and Eskenazi Health” with Todd Harper, Director of Public Affairs and Communications at Eskenazi. Eligible for one non-library-related LEU for Indiana library staff.

youtu.be/-_emgUvAL2Y

24.04.2025 12:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
National Park Week Starts Tomorrow — a staff-created list from The Indianapolis Public Library Browse this selection of books inspired by U.S. parks. #IndyPLAdults

National Park Week: Selection of books inspired by U.S. parks. Also featured: NASA’s Research Analog for Planetary Science in Death Valley National Park. indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...

22.04.2025 04:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Closeup of cover image of the April issue of BOOKLIST with text IN HONOR OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, READ THE APRIL ISSUE OF BOOKLIST FREE THE WEEK OF APRIL 6-12!

Closeup of cover image of the April issue of BOOKLIST with text IN HONOR OF NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, READ THE APRIL ISSUE OF BOOKLIST FREE THE WEEK OF APRIL 6-12!

ICYMI: The April issue of BOOKLIST is free and open to all from April 6-12 to celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek! Start reading now for Summer Reading recommendations, an Audio Bingo sheet, the latest #MangaEssentials, and more: bit.ly/3n2BDBb

09.04.2025 19:04 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 1
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#Shakespeare

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Promotional graphic for 2025 Andrew Carnegie Awards happening Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Promotional graphic for 2025 Andrew Carnegie Awards happening Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m. ET at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Heading to #ALAAC25? Be sure to buy your tickets for the #ALA_Carnegie Awards happening Saturday, June 28 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts! Hear from keynote speaker Sarah Weinman; speeches from winning authors Percival Everett and Kevin Fedarko; plus, a book signing: bit.ly/4j0D3sQ

04.04.2025 16:27 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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#acrl2025

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a man stands in front of an office with a no smoking sign ALT: a man stands in front of an office with a no smoking sign

#DaredevilBornAgain

26.03.2025 04:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Indianapolis Tourism: History, Evolution, and Future - Online Lecture
YouTube video by The Indianapolis Public Library Indianapolis Tourism: History, Evolution, and Future - Online Lecture

Recording Available: “Indianapolis Tourism—History, Evolution, and Future” Online Lecture eligible for one non-library-related LEU for #Indiana library staff. #VisitIndy #VisitIndiana youtu.be/QBZczOBS6Y0

26.03.2025 04:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My Flight, My Space Explore the wonders of Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum virtually using our NASM for All learning platform!

Explore the wonders of Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum virtually using My Flight, My Space learning platform. #NASA nasm.infiniteach.com

19.03.2025 22:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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They’re home. 🪂 #Crew9
#NASAJPL #Splashdown #DragonFreedom #iss

Everyone:

18.03.2025 21:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#KnotsLanding

16.03.2025 23:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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